Houston Cougars vs Arkansas Razorbacks Prediction, 12/20/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Cougars vs Arkansas Razorbacks

Date: Saturday, December 20, 2025

Location: Prudential Center in Newark, NJ

TV: CBS

The Houston Cougars (10-1) are hitting the road to Prudential Center on Saturday where they will take on the Arkansas Razorbacks (9-2).

The Houston Cougars faced off with New Orleans and notched a win by a score of 99-57 in their last game. Houston finished the game having earned a 54.2% field goal percentage (32 out of 59) and made 11 out of their 23 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Cougars made 24 of their 31 attempts for a percentage of 77.4%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they earned 30 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 23 assists in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and having 11 steals. In relation to the defense, Houston allowed 37.8% from the floor on 17 out of 45 shooting. New Orleans earned 7 dimes and had 3 steals for the contest. Additionally, New Orleans grabbed 28 rebounds (10 offensive, 18 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. New Orleans walked away from this one shooting 82.6% from the free throw line by burying 19 of 23 attempts. They also made 4 of their 14 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In reference to fouls, the Cougars walked away with 19 while New Orleans totaled 24 fouls.

Chase McCarty is one player who had an impact in this matchup. He ended up with 15 points on 4 out of 5 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 14 minutes played and also collected 6 rebounds. He ended up shooting 80.0% from the field and also totaled 1 assist.

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Houston comes into this matchup with a record of 10-1 so far this year. They are averaging 78.2 pts per contest (172nd in the country) while shooting 45.1% from the field. The Cougars are connecting on 34.3% from downtown (102 of 297) and 75.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Houston is snagging 39.4 boards per game and is sitting with 195 assists on the season, which is 52nd in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 9.5 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Cougars are forcing 15.6 turnovers every game and they draw 15.9 personal fouls. They are conceding 26.8% on three-point shots and they are 2nd in college hoops in opponents points per game (57.7). The Cougars defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 37.1% (212 of 571) and they surrender 33.8 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 10th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 99 relinquished on the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Arkansas Razorbacks walked away with a victory by a final of 108-80 against Queens. In reference to how they attacked the glass, Arkansas allowed Queens to pull down 32 in total (14 on the offensive side). They finished 24.0% from distance by shooting 6 of 25 and finished the game at 14 out of 20 at the charity stripe (70.0%). The Razorbacks allowed Queens to bury 30 of 68 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 44.1% for the contest. In all, the Razorbacks finished 36 out of 64 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 56.3%. In relation to 3-pointers, Arkansas knocked down 14 of their 28 tries (50.0%). They were able to convert 22 of the free throws for a percentage of 81.5%. Queens was called for 20 fouls for this game which got the Razorbacks to the free throw line for 27 tries. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while earning 13 steals in the matchup. The Razorbacks were able to snag 22 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 32 for this game.

Trevon Brazile ended up having an impact for the Razorbacks in the matchup. He accumulated 26 points in his 25 mins on the hardwood and had 3 dimes for this game. He knocked down 9 out of 11 for the contest giving him a rate of 81.8%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

Arkansas has a win-loss record of 9-2 on the season. As an offense, the Razorbacks are connecting on 48.6% from the field, which is ranked 61st in D-1. Arkansas has accounted for 989 points so far this season (89.9 per game) and they collect 38.5 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 18.1 times per game (38th in college) and they turn it over 9.6 times per game. The Razorbacks are committing 16.0 fouls every game and they go 77.4% from the free throw line.

The Arkansas defense concedes 28.8% on 3-point shots (90 of 312) and their opposition knocks down 66.1% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 14.7 assists and 35.6 boards every game, which is 272nd and 236th in D-1. The Razorbacks on defense are ranked 186th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 73.2. They are forcing their opponents into 12.2 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.1% from the field (81st in college).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arkansas

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